I grew up on beef tongue and still love it dearly but it very difficult to find it cooked, in delis, in Ohio - Jungle Jim's carries it in the Cinci area, uncooked and only one deli in Cinci sells it ready to eat, http://www.marinasdeli.com/ - it comes to them from NY.

Some real Mexican taquerias offer it also, normally in burritos.

The big negative with beef tongue is that it is very high in fat content.

I'd love to try it, but I don't want to cook it myself, and I haven't found any place in the area that prepares it.

You might check with an international deli there - we have one here that sells it - they sell mainly Jewish deli items but other items too and most of their stuff is from Eastern Europe. It is the only place in Cincinnati I know of selling deli tongue. It comes to them from NYC or Chicago.

I ate tongue when I lived in the north of France. They made it in a Madeira sauce. The best preparation is La Langue Lucullus de Valenciennes which is layers of smoked tongue and layers of duck foie gras. Named after the Roman general Lucullus who was a gastronome. It is divine.

I ate tongue when I lived in the north of France. They made it in a Madeira sauce. The best preparation is La Langue Lucullus de Valenciennes which is layers of smoked tongue and layers of duck foie gras. Named after the Roman general Lucullus who was a gastronome. It is divine.

Just reminds me of a 2nd Avenue Deli story: A man walks in for breakffast, and asks what the special is. "Smoked calf's tongue!" replies the waiter. "Smoked calf's tongue?" exclaims the man. "I don't want to eat anything that came out of a calf's mouth! Just give me a couple of fried egsgs."